1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

Excellency,Letter from Colonel Charles Graves,U. S. A. Minister in Stockholm.Legation of theUnited States of America.Stockholm, September 24th 1912.I have the honor, by direction of the Department of State, to beg you toconvey to His Majesty the King of Sweden, to the War Department of Sweden andto the Authorities of the Olympic Games, an expression of the sincere appreciationby the Honorable H. L. Stimson, Secretary of War of the United States, of thehonors and courtesies shown to the representatives of the United States War Departmentat the Fifth Olympiad at Stockholm.I take this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurance of my mostdistinguished consideration.His ExcellencyCount Albert Ehrensvärd,Minister for Foreign Affairs.Your Royal Highness,CHARLES GRAVES.Letter sent by Colonel Robert M.Thompson, President of the U. S. A.Olympic Committee, to H. R. H. CrownPrince Gustaf Adolf.On board S. Y. Catania, Stockholm, July 19, 1912.For the American Olympic Games Committee and the Americanathletes I thank you, and, through you, the Swedish Committees, for the hospitalityextended to us and our athletes. I wish also to express my appreciation of theperfection of detail and management of the Games, which will make the FifthOlympiad ever remembered as the model of what such Games should be.I am, with great respect,Your obedient servant,ROBERT M. THOMPSON.President American Olympic Games Committee.My dear Colonel Balck,Letter from Colonel Robert M. Thompson.On board S. Y. Catania, Stockholm, July 19, 1912.For myself and for the American athletes I thank you, and,through you, all the members of your several Committees, for the constant kindnessand hospitality with which you have received and treated us since our arrival inSweden.We return home in love with your land, its brave men and its beautiful women,and we will long remember the Fifth Olympiad as the model of what OlympicGames should be.Believe me,Very cordially yours,ROBERT M. THOMPSONPresident American Olympic Games Committee.70 Fifth Olympiad. 1105